Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to provisions governing the licensure of electricians and electrical contractors
Topics:State government
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2020
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary New rules would require all electrical work in single-family homes to be inspected, even if the home doesn't need new service equipment. If an electrician installs new panel boards, switchboards, or switchgear, the state will charge inspection fees based on how much power those items can handle. Additionally, any electrical terms not specifically defined in Iowa law will now use the definitions from the most recent national electrical code.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to provisions governing the licensure of electricians and electrical contractors contained in Code chapter 103. The bill provides any terms not defined in the Code chapter shall have the meaning provided for in the most recent national electrical code, and amendments to the code.23 makes single-family residential installations requiring new electrical service equipment subject to the inspection and enforcement provisions of Code chapter 103. The bill removes the requirement that new electrical service equipment installation is necessary for the provisions to apply in single-family residential electrical installations. As a result, all new single-family residential electrical installations are subject to the inspection and enforcement provisions of Code chapter 103, regardless of whether new electrical service equipment is required as part of the new electrical installation. The bill requires the inspection of new panel boards, new switchboards, and new switchgear to be subject to existing state electrical inspection fees based on the ampere capacity of the new panel boards, new switchboards, and new switchgear.